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Frank Herbert, the New York Times bestselling author of Dune, is one of the most celebrated and commercially successful science fiction writers of all time. But while best known for originating the character of Paul Atreides and the desert world of Arrakis, Herbert was also a prolific writer of short fiction. His stories were published individually in numerous pulps and anthologies spanning decades, but never collected, until now. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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No.
My wife used to have this habit whenever we watched something on DVD (back before streaming put a whole lotta coffin nails in that particular medium). We'd watch the show and, once it was done, she'd immediately jump to the deleted scenes. I learned to just get up and leave when this happened because not once was I ever rewarded with anything worthwhile. There's a reason some stuff ends up not making the final cut.
Now, the difference here is, of course, that these short stories of Herbert's were published, so they didn't end up mouldering away in a filing cabinet until he passed. However, having read virtually every single novel Herbert wrote and enjoying them all (granted, to varying degrees, but still...), these stories just feel like inferior, cutting room floor stuff.
The stories I read all have a preponderance to include aliens, whether required or not. And Herbert's style is markedly different from what I remember in his novels. His writing is still dense with philosophy and ideas, but it's also much lighter and, at times, he even tries to be humorous, which mostly falls flat. There's also that frenetic narrative style on display here where the protagonist is under a really tight deadline! And the stakes are super high! And he might die! And it's always a he! And there are way! Way! Way too many exclamation points employed!
To be fair, the last of the stories I read were circa 1961, and [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)|Frank Herbert|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434908555l/234225._SY75_.jpg|3634639] wouldn't be published for another four years or so, and maybe he grew into his style before then, but right now, the thought of slogging through another 450 pages of this stuff, versus, perhaps, revisiting his novels, just fills me with dread.
Someday, I might attack this book again (though, if I do, I'll likely read the stories in reverse chronology), but for now, I'm tapping out.